Man City vs Borussia Dortmund LIVE: Champions League result and reaction as Haaland scores brilliant goal
Erling Haaland scored against his old club as Man City beat Borussia Dortmund 2-1 in the Champions League
Erling Haaland struck a late winner against his former club as Manchester City came from behind to snatch a 2-1 win over Borussia Dortmund.
The prolific Norwegian was kept quiet by his old team-mates for much of a cagey Champions League encounter at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday but clinically volleyed in six minutes from time.
England international Jude Bellingham had given Dortmund a surprise lead after the break but City levelled with a stunning strike from John Stones 10 minutes from time.
Haaland, who scored a remarkable 86 goals in 89 appearances for Dortmund before leaving in the summer, then struck his 13th in nine for his new club having earlier hit the post. The victory gave City the outright lead in Group G ahead of back-to-back games against Copenhagen.
Relive all the action as Man City beat Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League group stages:
Man City 0-1 Dortmund
75 mins: De Bruyne’s corner kick is cleared at the near post by Bellingham but the ball comes out to Bernardo who has a dart and fizzes one wide of the target.
Man City 0-1 Dortmund
72 mins: Close! Phil Foden gets into the left side of the box and curls a low pass over to the back post inside the sxi-yard area. Erling Haaland is arriving but Mats Hummels throws himself at the ball and deflects it past the forward and out for a corner.
Man City 0-1 Dortmund
68 mins: Bernardo Silva sends the ball over to the left wing where Cancelo is making a forward run. He catches up with the ball before it goes out of play but his cross is too far behind Haaland for the big striker to get under control.
Man City 0-1 Dortmund
65 mins: Off the post! De Bruyne flicks a pass over the top and plays Haaland into the left side of the box. He’s got a really tight angle to shoot from and fizzes his effort onto the outside of the near post!
Man City 0-1 Dortmund
62 mins: Dortmund’s first change sees Donyell Malen replace Giovanni Reyna.
City send the ball up to Haaland who controls it nicely and knocks it down to Alvarez but the forward is quickly closed down by the Dortmund defenders who get the ball clear.
Man City 0-1 Dortmund
59 mins: Pep Guardiola responds with a triple change for Manchester City. Jack Grealish, Ilkay Gundogan and Riyad Mahrez are all whipped off with Bernardo Silva, Julian Alvarez and Phil Foden brought on.
Can City change the direction of this game?
GOAL! Man City 0-1 Dortmund (Bellingham, 56’)⚽️
56 mins: The visitors take the lead! Borussia Dortmund win a corner that Giovanni Reyna swings into the box. A flick on takes the ball to Marco Reus who brings it down and laces a cross back into the middle.
Jude Bellingham squeezes in between Erling Haaland and Manuel Akanji and glances a header into the back of the net.
Man City 0-0 Dortmund
54 mins: Chance! This is the best opportunity of the match. Jude Bellingham wins possession in midfield and Dortmund hit City on the counter.
Reus is played into the left side of the area and cuts back onto his left leg sitting a sliding Akanji on the floor. He opens up his body for a curling effor to the back post but sends it wide of the goal!
Man City 0-0 Dortmund
51 mins: Almost! Kevin De Bruyne manages to get half a yard of space on the inside right channel and uses it to sprint in behind the Dortmund defence.
There’s only Erling Haaland in the box and De Bruyne tries to pick him out but Alexander Meyer grabs hold of the cross and brings the ball under control.
Man City 0-0 Dortmund
48 mins: Dortmund push City back deep into their own half and Nathan Ake is forced to give the ball to Ederson who boots it out of play.
Dortmund decide to send their throw in all the way back to Niklas Sule as the German side look to slowly build from the defensive line.
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